Thank you for a Great Month !

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who has Walked / Cycled /  Run and Donated to Point North 38.7 Miles in July challenge. It has been an amazingly rewarding experience for me. Donations can still be made until 8^th Aug so please do follow the link below if you would like to donate and support children in our area who are not having the opportunities they deserve.

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When Michelle (CEO of Point North and longstanding Pilates client)  got in touch in June asking if we would like to be involved in the challenge I realised with Tricia in post running the Pilates By Physiotherapy admin I did have the time and headspace to turn my mind to fundraising. Other than the Foodbank collections we do at Christmas I have never been involved in fundraising so really had no idea what to expect.

Lou Jane (Marketing and Communications Officer Point North) did a fantastic job outlining the basic principles and her support gave me the confidence to launch

38.7 Miles in July Point North Challenge at PilatesByPhysiotherapy. I felt the challenge combined my desire to help clients be more active and to meet up outside the classes with raising awareness of a local charity doing excellent work in our region and maybe raise some funds for them too.

The flexible approach Point North use in arranging the fundraising allowed us to form teams to build our miles and donations. This made the challenge accessible for us. Thanks to Beth and Anna for managing the Walking and Running groups. In total we have had 51 clients and 5 staff making up our fundraising team . The numbers involved provided great motivation and companionship to keep us going throughout the month.   

We are waiting to hear from Point North what the final total mileage for the PilatesBy Physiotherapy Fundraising team will be and how much we will have raised. I have really enjoyed meeting so many of you off your mats. Archie has had a great month with new routes and walking companions. Thanks to Glynis for spoiling him with some doggie treats when we met last Thursday for our final walk at Rainton Meadows !

The fundraising team worked in many different ways to gather their donations and miles. Some met once and did a longer walk, others met regularly, others gathered their own miles.  Everyone’s commitment to the cause has been inspirational. Covering miles whilst on holiday showed amazing determination to reach the target and support local families to the best of our ability.

It has been a steep learning curve for me. Keeping up with the social media, sharing our stories across whats App groups, Wix Broadcast and face book has kept me busy. Walking , running and cycling the 160.37 miles that I have done in July was a pleasure. The mental and physical health benefits of exercise are clear to feel and I hope all of you involved feel better now than you did a month ago. The challenge now is to keep up some of the new routines started. Maybe meeting Pilates pals once a month for a walk, run or cycle will keep you connected and motivated on your activity journey??

I have lots of great photos that have been shared along the way so thank you all again for your energy, enthusiasm, commitment and determination to smash the Point North 38.7 Miles in July Challenge. I hope new habits formed will continue in some shape or form and I look forwards to visiting some of the charities Point North support so I can show you how your donations have been spent.

Thanks to Tricia for giving me the time and energy to spend July exercising, chatting and eating cake. Thanks to everyone for the part they have played to have made this a really successful adventure. Time on my mat has been essential to keep me fit and stretched for the month. I hope everyone involved is feeling the benefit of including Pilates in their daily routine .

Anne , Rachel, Beth, Karen, Anna and Tricia.